Explore the Family Name Danca

The meaning of Danca

1. Italian (D’Anca): probably a nickname from the vocabulary word anca ‘hip, haunch’. 2. Portuguese (Dança): perhaps a nickname from dança ‘dance’. 3. Americanized form of Hungarian Dancsa: patronymic from Dancs, a pet form of the personal names Dániel (see Daniel), Domonkos, or Damján (see Damian). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Nicola, Salvatore.

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How common is the last name Danca in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Danca has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Danca was ranked as the 58553rd most common surname in the United States. By 2010, it had dropped to the 64200th spot, marking a change of -9.64 in its ranking. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased from 324 in 2000 to 310 in 2010, indicating a -4.32 change in count. The proportion per 100k people bearing this surname also dropped from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,553	#64,200	-9.64%
Count	324	310	-4.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Danca

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Danca, we find primarily White representation according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of the surname amongst Asian/Pacific Islanders, those of two or more races, Black individuals, and American Indian and Alaskan Natives. The percentage of Whites with this surname slightly decreased from 98.46% in 2000 to 97.74% in 2010. Interestingly, the data shows a rise in Hispanic representation from 0% in 2000 to 1.61% in 2010, suggesting diversification of ethnicity within this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.46%	97.74%	-0.73%
Hispanic	0%	1.61%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%